WP_Block_Type_Registry::register( string|WP_Block_Type $name, array $args = array() )

Registers a block type.


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Parameters Parameters

$name

(string|WP_Block_Type) (Required) Block type name including namespace, or alternatively a complete WP_Block_Type instance. In case a WP_Block_Type is provided, the $args parameter will be ignored.

$args

(array) (Optional) Array of block type arguments. Any arguments may be defined, however the ones described below are supported by default.

  • 'render_callback'
    (callable) Callback used to render blocks of this block type.
  • 'attributes'
    (array) Block attributes mapping, property name to schema.

Default value: array()


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Return Return

(WP_Block_Type|false) The registered block type on success, or false on failure.


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Source Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-block-type-registry.php

	public function register( $name, $args = array() ) {
		$block_type = null;
		if ( $name instanceof WP_Block_Type ) {
			$block_type = $name;
			$name       = $block_type->name;
		}

		if ( ! is_string( $name ) ) {
			$message = __( 'Block type names must be strings.' );
			_doing_it_wrong( __METHOD__, $message, '5.0.0' );
			return false;
		}

		if ( preg_match( '/[A-Z]+/', $name ) ) {
			$message = __( 'Block type names must not contain uppercase characters.' );
			_doing_it_wrong( __METHOD__, $message, '5.0.0' );
			return false;
		}

		$name_matcher = '/^[a-z0-9-]+\/[a-z0-9-]+$/';
		if ( ! preg_match( $name_matcher, $name ) ) {
			$message = __( 'Block type names must contain a namespace prefix. Example: my-plugin/my-custom-block-type' );
			_doing_it_wrong( __METHOD__, $message, '5.0.0' );
			return false;
		}

		if ( $this->is_registered( $name ) ) {
			/* translators: %s: Block name. */
			$message = sprintf( __( 'Block type "%s" is already registered.' ), $name );
			_doing_it_wrong( __METHOD__, $message, '5.0.0' );
			return false;
		}

		if ( ! $block_type ) {
			$block_type = new WP_Block_Type( $name, $args );
		}

		$this->registered_block_types[ $name ] = $block_type;

		return $block_type;
	}

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Version Description
5.0.0 Introduced.


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